diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/startFrontend.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/startFrontend.ts
index 627da1bd1a..20faf4a9ff 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/startFrontend.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/startFrontend.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ interface StartAppOptions {
 
   checksEnabled: boolean;
   configPaths: string[];
+  skipOpenBrowser?: boolean;
   isModuleFederationRemote?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export async function startFrontend(options: StartAppOptions) {
     checksEnabled: options.checksEnabled,
     configPaths: options.configPaths,
     verifyVersions: options.verifyVersions,
+    skipOpenBrowser: options.skipOpenBrowser,
     moduleFederation: getModuleFederationOptions(
       name,
       options.isModuleFederationRemote,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
index 1da15cd37e..cf35f65518 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
   const config = await createConfig(paths, {
     ...commonConfigOptions,
     additionalEntryPoints: detectedModulesEntryPoint,
+    moduleFederation: options.moduleFederation,
   });
 
   if (process.env.EXPERIMENTAL_VITE) {
@@ -278,7 +279,9 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
     }
   });
 
-  openBrowser(url.href);
+  if (!options.skipOpenBrowser) {
+    openBrowser(url.href);
+  }
 
   const waitForExit = async () => {
     for (const signal of ['SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'] as const) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/types.ts
index 60c59f757b..f8e228c5c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/types.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export type ServeOptions = BundlingPathsOptions & {
   checksEnabled: boolean;
   configPaths: string[];
   verifyVersions?: boolean;
+  skipOpenBrowser?: boolean;
   moduleFederation?: ModuleFederationOptions;
 };